Stranger Things: Tales from '85 — Season 1
10 episodesFirst aired 23 April 2026
In the winter of 1985, snow blankets the town and the horrors of the Upside Down are finally fading. Our heroes Eleven, Mike, Will, Dustin, Lucas, and Max have settled back into a normal life of D&D, snowball fights, and quiet days. But beneath the ice, something terrifying has awakened. Could it be from the Upside Down? From the depths of Hawkins Lab? Or from somewhere else entirely? Our heroes must race to solve this mystery and save Hawkins in this untold story set in the Stranger Things universe.
E1Chapter One: Welcome to Hawkins, New Kid
6.9Apr 202631m
A surprising new threat alters the gang's plans to shovel snow for extra cash, bringing them face to face with danger and closer to a cool new student.
E2Chapter Two: Bad Harvest
6.4Apr 202633m
Nikki joins the party — and the newly formed Hawkins Investigators Club. Strange things take root at a nearby farm and shake up the Winter Festival.
E3Chapter Three: Evolution
6.2Apr 202628m
The kids look for answers about the mutant creatures plaguing their town and get a helpful lesson from Mrs. Baxter, their substitute science teacher.
E4Chapter Four: The Confession
7.2Apr 202629m
A worried Mike decides to come clean to Hopper, and Dustin drags Steve into the H.I.C. Nikki welcomes Will to the mosh pit. Lucas and Max hit the arcade.
E5Chapter Five: The Weekly Watcher
6.2Apr 202629m
When a photo that could put El in danger gets sold to a popular tabloid, the kids pull Nancy into a heist to get it back. If they can't? It's game over.
E6Chapter Six: A Storm Is Coming
5.8Apr 202631m
As a blizzard bears down on Hawkins, Dustin goes on a side quest, and Max and Lucas hear a cry for help. A bold move lands some of the gang in detention.
E7Chapter Seven: Enter the Storm
6.1Apr 202629m
Lucas and Max seek higher ground to call in a Code Red. Across town, Will, Mike and Nikki are snowed in at school — and El can see they're not alone.
E8Chapter Eight: The Party
6.1Apr 202629m
Dustin finds danger at the Food Mart when two terrifying creatures break in. The gang gears up to go underground just in time for Nikki's birthday.
E9Chapter Nine: The Suspect
6.0Apr 202628m
In the wake of a shocking revelation, the H.I.C. digs in to investigate, splitting up into teams to search for more clues and uncover the truth.
E10Chapter Ten: Countdown
5.9Apr 202628m
With time running out, the party pulls together for a brave battle to stay alive. Friends have to help friends — because Hawkins' future depends on it.